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Application filed December 26,-1924. Serial No. 757,992.

To all whom it may concern Be it knownkthat I, FRANZ K. KnAo, a citizen of the- United: States, residing at Chicago, in the county pf'Cook and State of Illinois, haye'invented certain new and useful Improvements in fPowder Boxes, of

- which-the following'is a specification.

This invention relates to powder boxes used fortlie purpose of holding and d'liver-' ing powder'for cosmetic purposes. It has for one of its objects an improvement in the type of powder-box which is disclosed by the Patent No. 1,504,001I issuedto Emil Soyez on August 5, 1924, and'the improve-- ment relates particularly tofthe means by which the box is able'to' furnishand'deliyer properly the powder as'req'uired.

Ofhe accompanying drawings Fig.1" is I a planview'lof the box with the cover raised;

Flg. 2 is a planview of afalse bottom in the box which supports the powder; Fig. 3 is a bin view ofthe 'mderside of the false bo tom and ofwresilient, means for operating the falsebottom; Fig.,i is-an elevation-of the elements of Fig. 55. rotated through degrees; and Fi 5 is an enlarged sectional viewalongthe lines 5 --'5 of Fig. 1.

The powder box towhich my improvement relates comprises a bottom compartment 6. .This compartment is preferably cylindrical, and comprises a bottom 7, and an annular side 8. Mounted on this bottom compartment is a central eompartment com-' prising annular sides 9, a-perforated top portion 10, and. a false bottom 13. Pivoted to this 'c'entral compartment by means of a hinge '11 is the top compartment 12. The

false bottom 13 is adapted to support the powder 14 which is inserted in the central compartment between the false bottom and the perforated top 10. Beneath the false bottom resilient means are provided for pressing the powder on the false bottom against the perforated partition 10, \Vhen soul-ranged, ordinarily, the powder will not pass through the perforations.. 'lhe perforated top, however, is rotatably mounted in the central compartmentand' by rotating this partition with the powder pressing against its lower 'surfacethe powder will be forced through the openings, and the amount that is forced through will depend 'upon th amount of rotation.

The-invention which I have made relates to the meansfor pressing the false bottom upwardly so as toyicldingly press the pow- PATEN Q F CE- r der against the perforated top. -In orderto more effectively force the powder through the openings when the perforated disk is rotated, it is desirable to have the uppersurface of the false bottom more or less' roughened for example by meansflof ridges l5 and it is also. desirable to prevent rotation of the false bottom in the box as the perfo-v rated top is being rotated, so that there will be relative rotation of the top and bottom,

T he "means which I provide foraccomplishing these purposes comprise the member 16 which is detachably mounted in .thclowefi compartment. I, prefer to punch .this. mem-' her out of a thin sheet ofsteel and then-- suitably temper it, s as to make it resilient.

In order to detachably hold this resilient member in the box I provide wings 17 which project into an annular groove 18 inthe'bottom of the box; and, as the wings are so formed as to press outwardlyv somewhat against the outer wall ofthe groove,

the resilient member is held from rotation,

but it'may-be easily removed'by springing the center cross piece 19 upwardly somewhat away from thebottom. 'lomore firmly hold the member in-place I prefer to bend down- .wardly slightly the corners 20 and thus any tendency to rotate is substantially eliminated.

In order to force the false bottom up wardly I provide arms 21 which are'bent upwardly out of the general plane of the resilient member and are lixcd in any suitable manner to the false bottom, for example by means of lugs 22 formed in the bottom and passing through openings 23 in the arms. \Vhcn the various members are assembled for use the powder let is placed in the box on' the false bottom 13 powder from the box it isnecessary only to open the box and then rotate, as much as may be desired, the perforated top 10 and the powder will be forced through the open .ings on to the openend of the disk and the .powder may be used as may be desired.

Burrs 24 may be formed on the under side of the top around the perforations 25 to assist in forcing the powder out, and these also assist in keeping the powder from passing through the openings when the 'top is not rotated. I

By having the resilient member detach ably fixed in the box it may be readily removed for cleaning or other purposes, and the assembling of the elements is much simplified. Vith the false bottom movably mounted in the box, powder is likely to work down into the bottom and this may be readily removed by detaching the false bottom and spring from the bottom. Further the disk like formation of the spring with the stabilizing wings, hold the false bottom more firmly in place when the elements are assembled, or the box is being filled with powder.

I claim as m invention: v

1.- In a pow or box, a powder compart ment, said compartment having a rotatably mounted perforated cover and a movable bottom and resilient means supporting said bottom, a bottom compartment in said box in which said resilient means are mounted,

said resilient means having oppositely ex tending wingswhich normally press against the sides of said bottom compartment.

2. In a powder box, a rotatably mounted perforated 5 cover, a bottom, a movable powder support, and means for yieldingly supporting said support mounted between said bottom and said powder support, said means being fixed to said supporting means and being Iremovably but non-rotatably mounted on said bottom.

3. A powder box comprising a rotatably' bottom of said box.

4. A powder box comprising a rotatably mounted top, said tophaving perforations 'therethrough, a movable bottom and a fixed bottom in said box, and resilient means mounted between said two bottoms. and adapted to force the movable bottom away from the "fixed bottom, said means having oppositely extending wings, the normal dis.

of said-wings. 6. A powder ing perforations therethrough, said top betance between the outer edges of said wings being more than the inner diameter of the bottom of said box; said box having an annular groove in its sides projecting outwardly and positioned immediately above said bottom, the'outer edges of said wings being positioned in said groove.

5.v A powder box comprising a rotatably mounted top, said to having perforations therethrou'gh, a mova 1e bottom and a fixed bottom in said box, and resilient means mounted between said two bottoms and adapted to force the movable bottom away from the fixed "bottom, said means having oppositely'extending wings, the normal dis tance between the outer edges of said wings being more than the inner diameter of the bottom of said box; said box having an annular groove in its sides projecting outsaid bottom, the outer edges of said wings being positioned in said groove, and flanges projecting angularly from the outer corners box, comprising atop having rotatably mounted in said box, a false bottom movably mounted in said box heneath said top, a fixed bottom in said box, and resilient means detachably mounted between said bottoms and adapted to yieldingly force the false bottom towards said top, and means to prevent rotation of said resilient means.

7. A powder box, comprising a top having perforations therethrough, said top being rotatably mounted in said box, a false bottom movably mounted in said box beneath said top, a fixed bottom in said box, and re silient means removably mounted between said bottoms and adapted to yieldingly force the false bottom towards said to a portion of said means fixed to said false ttom, and means to prevent rotation of said resilient means.

8. In a powder box, a stationary bottom,

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